Firefighting plane lost in Russia

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One of the world's biggest firefighting planes has gone missing while tackling a huge blaze in a forest in the Irkutsk region of Russia.

A spokesperson for the regional emergency services has told the TASS news agency that communication with the Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft has been lost and a search is underway.

The region is described as remote and difficult to access.

*What we know*

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